Posts By / Walt Covert

Here we are just before the July 4th holiday. We are still in a good market with an adequate amount of inventory, low interest rates and good economic environment. At the moment there are 64 homes and condos for sale ranging in price from $266,900.00 to $1,380,000.00. Thirty homes have sold ranging in price from

2016 was a very good year for real estate sales here in Manzanita and Neahkahnie. I thought we were headed for another record number but we were off by two! We ended the year with 85 sales ranging in price from $112,000.00 to $1,200,000.00. Lot sales were fairly good with 24 sales ranging in price

If we believed the seers, prognosticators and pundits before the results were known, the election of Donald Trump as our next president was to have ushered in the end of western civilization as we know it and the collapse of the world’s economy. Well, these predictions did come true — for about eight hours. The

Just after 8:00 in the morning on October 14, Manzanita got hit by the rarest of the rare — a tornado. It tore into town just a few blocks south of Laneda and went up to the highway at a slight angle from the main street. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed. By city

Greetings from downtown Manzanita. I hope all is well with you this new year. We saw a record year for home and condo sales in Manzanita/Neahkahnie in 2014 and 2015 was even more dramatic. Let’s look at the numbers for the past ten years to see how the market has fared. These numbers are taken

2015 turned into a record year for sales of homes and condos in Manzanita and Neahkahnie. We ended the year with 86 sales. In 2014, there were 76 sales. Prices ranged from $155,000.00 to $1,285,000.00. Currently, there are 46 homes and condos for sale. Lots have begun to sell in normal numbers. 21 lots sold

We are entering another record year for sales here in Manzanita and Neahkahnie. In 2014, there were 76 sales of homes and condos and so far this year (as of November 30) there have been 79 sales. Interest rates are due to rise sometime in December but I think that will have not much effect

As we near the start of the fourth quarter of 2015, let’s take a look back at the year and see how we are shaping up. It looks like 2015 will be another record year for home sales in Manzanita and Neahkahnie. So far this year, we have sold 67 homes and condos with another

Summer is now in full swing so let’s take a look at how the market is shaping up. There are currently 54 homes and condos for sale in Manzanita and Neahkahnie ranging in price from $165,000.00 to $1,299,000.00 (ocean front) There have been 45 closings since January with another 14 that are sale pending.

Here we are at the end of May and our market is looking strong and healthy. Since January 1, thirty houses and condos have sold ranging in price from $249,000.00 to $1,285,000.00. There are, in addition, thirteen homes that are sale pending ranging in price from $339,000.00 to $1,299,000.00. This puts us on a pace